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Tenor Javier Camarena talks to Latinos Post.
On April 3, the Metropolitan Opera will revive Richard Strauss' "Arabella."
The Metropolitan Opera held its 2014 National Council Auditions where five young singers won the competition.
On March 6, Alan Berg's masterpiece will return to the Met repertory with Music Director James Levine conducting.
On Feb. 17, Massenet's "Werther" will return to the Metropolitan Opera after a 10 year absence.
With the Metropolitan Opera having announced their 2014-15 season, there were many surprises and omissions from the season.
The Metropolitan Opera announced it 2014-15 season which featured a wide range of repertorie.
The theater was packed during Thursday's performance further emphasizing the interest in this "rare" work. The Met's "Dialogues des Carmélites" presentation of the work emphasized its magnificent power and continued to make a case for its insertion into the standard repertoire around the world.
This "Rigoletto" run represents the final serving of Verdi that opera goers will get from the Met Opera during the legendary composer's bicentennial birthday celebration. A vibrant production combined with nuanced and emotional performances makes this the ideal final hurrah for a truly successful commemoration of one of opera's greatest contributors and heroes.
Soprano Lisette Oropesa never wanted to be an opera singer. Despite being born into a family that venerated the art form, she felt the need to seek out a different path. However, she could not escape her fate. And now she is a rising star that gets to call the world's most renowned opera house "home."
The Metropolitan Opera named 6 young singers as winners of the National Council Auditions on March 10th.
After the semi finals, the Metropolitan Opera announced the final ten National Council Audition competitors who will sing on the Met stage on March 10th at 3pm.
The Metropolitan Opera announced the semi finalists to the National Council Auditions
The Metropolitan Opera House announced its 2013-2014 season which featured a wide range of repertoire.
The season will open with a new production of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" by Deborah Warner. Anna Netrebko will headline the opening night season for the third straight time in the role of Tatiana. Mariusz Kwiecien will sing the title role while Piotr Beczala will sing the role of Lensky. Russian conductor Valery Gergiev returns to the Met pit. The opera will be sung with a second cast in November with Peter Mattei in the title role and Marina Poplavskaya as Tatiana. Rolando Villazon will return to the Met after a four-year absence; he last sang in 2009 in Lucia di Lammermoor.
